- (circumscribe) draw a line around; "He drew a circle around the points"
- (circumscribe) limit: restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"
- (circumscribe) to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect
- (circumscribed) subject to limits or subjected to limits
- In geometry, the circumscribed circle or circumcircle of a polygon is a circle which passes through all the vertices of the polygon. The center of this circle is called the circumcenter.
- (Circumscribe) 1. A triangle located round a polygon such as a circle. 2 To draw a figure around another, touching it at points but not cutting it.
- (Circumscribe) Restrain by drawing a line around; limit or restrict actions to a small area within narrow boundaries.
- (Circumscribe) To enclose within certain lines or boundaries. To draw around the outside, as to enclose a circle within a square.
- (circumscribed) [sir´ come skribd] Having a border, localized. Often associated with a capsule and benign tumors of the brain, for example, meningiomas, pituitary adenomas and acoustic neuromas.
- (circumscribing) the relationship stage that finds both the quality and quantity of communication between the parties decreasing.